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[patzek]

This was just a quick and very dirty solution and its nothing for people who dont know what they are doing... but here is my way:

First of all you still need root access to your Android device to get the SMS Database file located in
/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases
The file is called mmssms.db and it is a sqlite database. Make a copy of this file to your computer.

Then export your Windows Mobile SMS with this Tool: http://wince.nasenba...t/SmsImport.exe
This will create a single XML file of all your SMS Folders. Take this file also to your Computer.

Then, use my little programm attached here and open the xml file. But first change the Foldernames for the SMS folders. For me (German Windows Mobile Device) this was Posteingang for the Inbox and Gesendete Objekte for the Outbox. Take a look at the XML file there you find the foldernames. Now open up your xml file and let the programm read them. When you do it right then the Datagrid will show up your imported SMS Messages. Check, them. Edit them. Do what ever you want And at least select your Android SMS Databasefile and write your SMS Messages to the Database. Existing Messages in the Database will not be killed. And the last step copy back your mmssms.db file to your android device (check permissions and owner radio.radio 660) and restart your device.

This has worked for me (Importet 600 SMS without errors) but dont know if this will work with other users databasefiles and sms messages. I'm not responsable for damages or dataloss. Use it at your own risk.


2009-08-19: Alpha 2 Release

• Corrected Date Field for non German Languages

2009-08-24: Alpha 3 Release

• Support for non Hero Databasefiles (Tested Android 1.1 and 1.5 Standard Roms)

2009-09-03: Alpha 4 Release

• Corrected Problem with Database Export

Attached Files

•  Android.SMSImporter.0.4.rar   386.84K   3843 downloads

Edited by patzek, 03 September 2009 - 08:11 AM.

[SKORPiO1975]

I still get the error with your newer release. It is: Column recipient_address does not belong to table Table.   [OK]
This is my xml file. Is there anything wrong with it? I used the program you pointed out to transfer from my titan wimo6.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<SMSExport>
<store name="SMS">
<folder name="Deleted Items"></folder>
<folder name="Drafts"></folder>
<folder name="Inbox"><message date="07/12/2008 12:16:34" sender="+1234567890" recipient="+9876543210">message text goes here</message></folder>
<folder name="Outbox"></folder>
<folder name="Sent Items"></folder>
</store>
</SMSExport>

and this is what it generates. I used a test with only one sms message and still get the TABLE error. If you could please post your xml file, I could edit mine to match the format. Your program reads all smses from XML file..  all columns ie: date, time, from, to, and message match fine.

thank you, Regards, Bart.

[patzek]

The Column "recipient_address" is Part from the Messagedatabase not from the XML File. So there is an error with your mmssms.db File. Have you selected the right one? Do you have a Hero? What kind of modification have you made to your telephone? Firmware Version?

You can also check your mmssms.db File with an SQLLite Explorer (there exists an Plugin for Firefox). The Column is Part of the Threadtable. Maybe you can take a look at this.

[AndroidTim]

Sorry for the doublepost

In what way can you get to the android sms-database? Using Astro or Linda doesn't work.

I succeeded exporting the Windows Mobile xml-file, but I just can't find a way to get to /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases
What programm do I need to get to the sms database file on my Android phone? Yes, my phone is rooted.

[patzek]

i used the adb command from the sdk to copy the file to the sdcard and then the normal usb-transfer to get it on my pc.

[AndroidTim]

I used some adb commands like:

adb pull mmssms.db /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases /sdcard

can't get the job done... I'm no developer, I tried to extract this detail from the guide. I got as for as the above line... I feel stupid.
It would be very very usefull if you could write a little howto on pulling and pushing the database file. In the style they did for rooting.
You bet, you'd help a lot of people if you did this.

[patzek]

use this commands:

adb shell
su
cd /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases
cat mmssms.db > /sdcard/mmssms.db
exit
exit

now you have the database on your sdcard and can be transfered with normal usb transfer

to write it back from the sdcard do:

adb shell
su
cd /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases
mv mmssms.db mmssms.db.old
cat /sdcard/mmssms.db > ./mmssms.db
chown radio.radio mmssms.db
chmod 660 mmssms.db
exit
exit


hope this helps

[AndroidTim]

So! That's something completely different as I did...
Thank you for your reply.

The routine hangs during copy...

After:
cat mmssms.db > /sdcard/mmssms.db
The system comes back with "cannot create /sdcard/mmssms.db: read only file system"

Do you have a solution? I seems I have to chmod something first?

[patzek]

why should the sdcard mounted as read-only

can you post the output of mount?

adb shell
su
mount

[AndroidTim]

Here are the result of mount:

mount
rootfs / rootfs ro 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,mode=600 0 0
proc /proc proc rw 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw 0 0
tmpfs /sqlite_stmt_journals tmpfs rw,size=4096k 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock3 /system yaffs2 ro 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock5 /data yaffs2 rw,nosuid,nodev 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock4 /cahce yaffs2 rw,nosuid,nodev 0 0


All hocus pocus to me...

[patzek]

there is no sdcard mounted, so there are two reasons possible...

1. no sdcard inserted

2. hero is attached to pc with usb transfer enabled because then the sdcard is unmounted, so first disable the usb mode, then you can copy the file to the sdcard and after this you can reenable the usb transfer mode

[AndroidTim]

You're right; my device was still usb connected.
It all worked right now. All my sms messages are now transported from my windows mobile device to my HTC Hero!

Thankyou Patzek

[SKORPiO1975]

patzek, on Aug 19 2009, 22:37, said:

The Column "recipient_address" is Part from the Messagedatabase not from the XML File. So there is an error with your mmssms.db File. Have you selected the right one? Do you have a Hero? What kind of modification have you made to your telephone? Firmware Version?

You can also check your mmssms.db File with an SQLLite Explorer (there exists an Plugin for Firefox). The Column is Part of the Threadtable. Maybe you can take a look at this.

Thanks for this info. I have a Tmobile G1
Firmware 1.5
Baseband ver 62.33.20.08H_1.22.14.11
Kernel Version 2.6.27.00393-g6607056 san@sandroid #1
Build CRC1

Flashed w tmobile patched bin with root access. No other nods except previous downgrade to get root and now.. the rc1

When I look at the .db file I see Tables(13) / threads (not thread) and recipient_ids...  I will attach a screen grab...

thanks again for all help.

[patzek]

The Messagedatabase from the Standard 1.5 Android Build looks a little bit different than the Hero one.
I try to add support for this kind of Database on afternoon.

[giankap]

patzek, on Aug 24 2009, 08:45, said:

The Messagedatabase from the Standard 1.5 Android Build looks a little bit different than the Hero one.
I try to add support for this kind of Database on afternoon.

Hallo patzek,
with the new version of your software I can now see messages from my Magic in data grid
When i try to write to the db, i get this message:

Cannot perform '=' operation on System.String and System.Int32

any idea?
thank you

[patzek]

giankap, on Aug 24 2009, 09:28, said:

Hallo patzek,
with the new version of your software I can now see messages from my Magic in data grid
When i try to write to the db, i get this message:

Cannot perform '=' operation on System.String and System.Int32

any idea?
thank you

I've added some more Debug Informations to the new build. Maybe you can post the errormessage here.

[giankap]

patzek, on Aug 24 2009, 20:30, said:

I've added some more Debug Informations to the new build. Maybe you can post the errormessage here.

I try tu put the image here. In any case there is an attachment with the errormessage.
  

thank you

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[SKORPiO1975]

patzek, on Aug 24 2009, 01:45, said:

The Messagedatabase from the Standard 1.5 Android Build looks a little bit different than the Hero one.
I try to add support for this kind of Database on afternoon.

WOW patzek, I must admit you kick some serious a** everything transferred fine and no errors. so your program works with G1 now

Although I have another lame question. Is it possible to merge transferred database into one thread?

What I have is my SMSes going back and forth with one person on my xml file. Android creates those threads between You and another person. When I transferred the .db it created "My" thread based on my phone number where only my SMSes are, and added other person's SMSes to existing thread that i had in my android phone. Now I have 2 threads, one "Me" with only my SMSes and "Other Person" thread which was merged. I was looking for a way to move "My" SMSes to another thread, but I don't think it is possible. Are there any managing tools for SMS database in android?

Thanks again for your time. You really have quick solutions for everything here

Regards, Bart.

ps: what does "Messagetype" column do in your program?

Edited by SKORPiO1975, 26 August 2009 - 03:23 AM.

[patzek]

giankap, on Aug 25 2009, 07:56, said:

I try tu put the image here. In any case there is an attachment with the errormessage.
  

thank you

New Release. Try it with this one.

[patzek]

SKORPiO1975, on Aug 26 2009, 03:21, said:

WOW patzek, I must admit you kick some serious a** everything transferred fine and no errors. so your program works with G1 now

Although I have another lame question. Is it possible to merge transferred database into one thread?

What I have is my SMSes going back and forth with one person on my xml file. Android creates those threads between You and another person. When I transferred the .db it created "My" thread based on my phone number where only my SMSes are, and added other person's SMSes to existing thread that i had in my android phone. Now I have 2 threads, one "Me" with only my SMSes and "Other Person" thread which was merged. I was looking for a way to move "My" SMSes to another thread, but I don't think it is possible. Are there any managing tools for SMS database in android?

Thanks again for your time. You really have quick solutions for everything here

Regards, Bart.

ps: what does "Messagetype" column do in your program?

Normaly my SMSImporter also link SMS Messages together like Android does this. I check this by comparing the Phonenumber from Sender/Receiver with the existing ones and when i find the right one then the message get attached to the existinig thread. The only reason that i can think what happens on your side that all of your Messages get an own thread is that the Numbers in your Messages are looking other then the Numbers in the Messages of the other Person (Country Code maybe??? )

Messagetype = 1 = Received Message
Messagetype = 2 = Sended Message

Edited by patzek, 03 September 2009 - 10:10 AM.